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Yahoo
08-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Country star skewered by fans after calling out revered album: ‘It just ain't country'
Country music singer Gavin Adcock can't be convinced that Beyoncé's 'Cowboy Carter' is a country record. The musician criticized the highly acclaimed project during a live performance that was captured in a now viral video. 'There are only three people in front of me on the Apple music country charts, and one of them's Beyoncé,' Adcock said in the video that was posted to social media on Monday. 'You can tell her we're coming for her.' The singer went a step further by adding, 'that (expletive) ain't country music and it ain't ever been country music.' Adcock later clarified his comments in another video posted to his Instagram the same day with the caption, 'It just ain't country.' 'When I was a little kid, my momma was blasting some Beyoncé in the car. I've heard a ton of Beyoncé songs, and I actually remember her Super Bowl Halftime show being pretty kick ass back in the day,' Adcock said. 'But I really don't believe that her album should be labeled as country music. It doesn't sound country. It doesn't feel country,' he continued. 'I just don't think that people that have dedicated their whole lives to this genre and this lifestyle should have to compete or watch that album just stay at the top just because she's Beyoncé.' Beyoncé's 'Cowboy Carter' achieved major critical and commercial success. The album made Beyoncé the first Black woman to top Billboard's Top Country Albums Chart, and was also her eighth consecutive No. 1 album on the Billboard 200. In addition, Beyoncé became the first Black artist to win a Grammy Award for Best Country Album. 'Cowboy Carter' also took home the coveted Album of the Year award at the ceremony in February. Despite earning the most nominations (11) at the 2025 Grammy Awards, 'Cowboy Carter' did not receive any nominations at the 58th Annual Country Music Association Awards. This fueled speculations that the CMAs was against honoring Black musicians in the genre. 'There's a real culture of deference where you're supposed to bow down to the gatekeepers and fall in their good graces,' Amanda Marie Martinez, a postdoctoral fellow in the department of American studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, told NBC News last September. Beyoncé previously expressed not feeling welcomed by the country music community in an Instagram post promoting 'Cowboy Carter.' The 43-year-old said that experience drove her to dive deeper 'into the history of Country music.' She further defended 'Cowboy Carter' by writing 'This ain't a Country album. This is a 'Beyoncé' album.' Many fans sided with Beyoncé by showing their support for her on Adcock's Instagram post. "@gavinadcockmusic her album is not at the top just because she is Beyoncé. It's on the top because it's good," one comment reads. 'If you feel it's unfair to compete with her, work harder and make better music instead of blaming her for your failure.' 'It's so wild to me that we continue to have this conversation,' another Instagram user commented, citing the crossover successes of artists such as Post Malone, Machine Gun Kelly and Jelly Roll. '[They] have all genre jumped from what most would say is typical black music and they are not part of this same conversation,' the user wrote. 'I thought as an artist you grow and change and that can include the type of art you create. Why can they do it, but she's not country? This is coming from someone who isn't even a huge Beyoncé fan.' Other Instagram users jumped to Adcock's defense, leaving comments including, 'I couldn't agree more' and 'I like Beyonce BUT this is NOT country music.' One user wrote, 'Gavin speaks what we true country fans all think! He just has the balls to speak it.' Support surges for country music legend who suffered stroke on stage Move over 'Brat summer': Old Dominion hopes to make 2025 a 'Barbara summer' Country singer who rejected usual treatment says he's 'whipping cancer's ass' Country music star 'doing much better' after having stroke on stage Country music star falls off stage with beer in hand, keeps on singing Read the original article on MassLive.
Toronto Sun
02-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Toronto Sun
Country star Gavin Adcock blasts Beyonce's 'Cowboy Carter' album: 'S*** ain't country'
'It doesn't sound country, it doesn't feel country' Get the latest from Mark Daniell straight to your inbox Gavin Adcock attends Kentucky Derby 151 at Churchill Downs on May 3, 2025 in Louisville, Kentucky. Photo byfor Chu / Getty Images for Churchill Downs Country singer Gavin Adcock has issued his review of Beyonce's Cowboy Carter LP telling his fans in a now-viral video that the album 'ain't country music.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. 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Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account Adcock, who was nominated for new male artist of the year at the 2025 Academy of Country Music Awards, sounded off on Beyonce's continued chart dominance more than a year after she released her country-themed Cowboy Carter record. 'There's three people in front of me on the Apple Music country charts, and one of 'em's Beyonce … That s*** ain't country music and it ain't ever been country music and it ain't gonna be country music,' Adcock said during a live performance. 'You can tell her we're coming for her f***in' ass.' Country artist Gavin Adcock slams Beyoncé after his album ranks below 'COWBOY CARTER' on the Apple Music Country chart: "That s*** ain't country music, and it ain't ever been country music, and it ain't gonna be country music." — Pop Spectator (@PopSpectator) June 30, 2025 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. According to USA Today , Adcock's Actin' Up Again was the most streamed country debut album of 2024 with more than 350 million streams. Adcock, who was charged with reckless driving and having an open container of alcohol in his vehicle earlier this year, later posted a selfie-style video in which he explained his reasoning for dumping on Cowboy Carter , which was crowned Album of the Year at this year's Grammys. 'I'ma go ahead and clear this up,' he said. 'When I was a little kid, my mama was blasting some Beyonce in the car. I've heard a ton of Beyonce songs and I actually remember her Super Bowl Halftime Show being pretty kick-ass back in the day. But I really don't believe her album should be labelled as country music. It doesn't sound country, it doesn't feel country, and I just don't think that people that have dedicated their whole lives to this genre and this lifestyle should have to compete or watch that album just stay at the top just because she's Beyonce.' Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. On social media, Adcock's assessment of Beyonce's record not being country wasn't embraced by the singer's BeyHive. ' If you didn't mention Beyonce we wouldn't know who TF you are,' one person wrote dismissively, with another adding, 'We don't even know you bro Google couldn't even figure it out.' One person noted that Beyonce's chart-topping track Texas Hold 'Em had received more streams than Adcock's entire discography. In a social media post last year, Beyonce said Cowboy Carter came about after she experienced an event where she 'did not feel welcomed.' The multi-Grammy winner faced online backlash back in 2016 after her surprise pop-crossover performance at the 50th annual Country Music Association Awards alongside The Chicks, who were then known as the Dixie Chicks. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'Why are you showing Beyoncé & Dixie Chicks? One doesn't believe in America & our police force while the other didn't support our President & veterans during war,' one critic wrote on Facebook. In a 2020 interview with The New York Times , The Chicks singer Natalie Maines reflected on the experience recalling how they were treated 'very weird backstage.' 'For them to disrespect her that way was disgusting,' she said of the backlash Beyonce faced. At the time, Maines tweeted that the group, who were denounced by country music fans after they criticized then-President George W. Bush in 2003, were convinced to return to the CMAs after Beyonce invited them to sing Daddy Lessons with her. 'I'm pretty sure I've uttered the sentence, 'I will never perform on the CMAs again as long as I live.' And then came 🐝:),' Maines shared. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Beyonce performs onstage with the Dixie Chicks at the 50th annual CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on Nov. 2, 2016 in Nashville. Photo by Rick Diamond / Getty Images But the negative experience left an impression on Beyonce and ended up inspiring the pop superstar to do ' a deeper dive' into the origins of country music. ' This album has been over five years in the making. It was born out of an experience that I had years ago where I did not feel welcomed … and it was very clear that I wasn't,' she wrote on Instagram. 'But, because of that experience, I did a deeper dive into the history of Country music and studied our rich musical archive. It feels good to see how music can unite so many people around the world, while also amplifying the voices of some of the people who have dedicated so much of their lives educating on our musical history.' Recording the album, she continued, forced herself 'to propel past the limitations that were put on me.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. '( Cowboy Carter ) is a result of challenging myself, and taking my time to bend and blend genres together to create this body of work,' Beyonce continued. Despite being snubbed by the CMAs and the ACMs ( Cowboy Carter received no nominations ), Beyonce's experiment has proved to be a mammoth commercial success. In addition to topping Billboard's Top Country Albums chart, Cowboy Carter was named Album of the Year at this year's Grammys and Beyonce became the first Black woman to win Best Country Album. M eanwhile, Adcock, who several social media users theorized was just trying to drum up publicity for his upcoming album My Own Worst Enemy by bashing Beyonce, is slated to open up for Morgan Wallen on his I'm the Problem Tour in Miami and Toronto. mdaniell@ Read More Love concerts, but can't make it to the venue? Stream live shows and events from your couch with VEEPS, a music-first streaming service now operating in Canada. Click here for an introductory offer of 30% off. 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Fox News
01-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Fox News
Country singer Gavin Adcock blasts Beyonce's 'Cowboy Carter' album, says it's 'not country music'
Country singer Gavin Adcock isn't holding back from his thoughts on Beyoncé's latest album, "Cowboy Carter." The rising star and former college football player made a bold comment about Beyoncé's entry into country music during a recent concert. Adcock brought up the Apple Music country album chart rankings during his performance. Beyoncé's "Cowboy Carter" is listed at No. 3, while his album, "Own Worst Enemy," sits at No. 4. "One of them's Beyoncé. You can tell her we're coming for her f---in' a--," he said in a fan video. "That s--- ain't country music, and it ain't ever been country music." The "Run Your Mouth" singer later made it clear his criticisms weren't personal in a social media video he captioned, "It ain't country." "I'm going to go ahead and clear this up," he said on X, formerly Twitter. "When I was a little kid, my mama was blasting some Beyoncé in the car. I've heard a ton of Beyoncé songs and I actually remember her Super Bowl Halftime Show being pretty kick-a-- back in the day. "But I really don't believe her album should be labeled as country music. It doesn't sound country, it doesn't feel country… I just don't think that people that have dedicated their whole lives to this genre and this lifestyle should have to compete or watch that album just stay at the top just because she's Beyoncé." Earlier this year, Beyoncé picked up two Grammys for "Cowboy Carter," one for best country album and one for album of the year. In March 2024, the pop star hinted she "did not feel welcomed" in the genre years ago in an Instagram post about the album. "This album has been over five years in the making. It was born out of an experience that I had years ago where I did not feel welcomed…and it was very clear that I wasn't," she wrote. "But, because of that experience, I did a deeper dive into the history of Country music and studied our rich musical archive. It feels good to see how music can unite so many people around the world, while also amplifying the voices of some of the people who have dedicated so much of their lives educating on our musical history." Reps for Adcock and Beyoncé did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
Yahoo
01-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'It ain't ever been country music': Gavin Adcock riles up Beyonce fans about Cowboy Carter album
Georgia country artist Gavin Adcock, a Watkinsville native, is making headlines again, this time not for a viral stunt or chart-topping single, but for his take on Beyoncé's acclaimed country album Cowboy Carter. During a recent concert, the 26-year-old expressed frustration over the album ranking above his own on the Apple Music Country charts. "That s*** ain't country music and it ain't ever been country music, and it ain't gonna be country music," Adcock said. The crowd erupted in cheers as he followed up with his next song, which he called "some Southern f***ing rock." This shows the growing split in country music over what counts as 'real' country, especially when pop stars step in. Some of Beyonce's fans are outraged, even bringing race into it. Some of the comments under the post included: "Explain to me how 'Cowboy Carter' isn't a country album????? What elements is it missing outside of the hue of the singer?!?" "Tell country music to stop using Hip Hop and R&B beats" "Well, that is a country album, and she is doing country, because if it isn't, then Dolly wouldn't be considered country." "Man's upset that she's a better country artist than he is." "UUUUUUUUUUUUUM………. does he not know where COUNTRY music came from? racist mf." Adcock grew up in Oconee County, Georgia. Before he became a full-time recording artist, Adcock played football at Georgia Southern University, where he was a walk-on athlete. In September 2021, Adcock was suspended and removed from the team following a viral video showed him standing on top of a moving school bus and chugging a beer before a game. While the incident drew criticism, it also cemented his reputation as a wild-hearted Southern rebel, something his fans have come to embrace. Today, he's better known for songs like 'Deep End,' 'Ain't No Cure,' and 'A Cigarette." Adcock is currently on tour and will come to the Peach State in October, 2025: The Blue Room, Statesboro: Oct. 16 Akins Ford Arena, Athens: Oct. 17 For more about this country star and Georgia Native, visit Vanessa Countryman is the Trending Topics Reporter for the the Deep South Connect Team Georgia. Email her at Vcountryman@ This article originally appeared on Athens Banner-Herald: What did Gavin Adcock say about Beyonce? Comments rile up Bey Hive
The Independent
01-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
It just ain't country: Singer hits out at success of Beyonce's Cowboy Carter album
Country artist Gavin Adcock publicly complained about Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter album topping Apple Music's country chart, asserting it is not country music. Adcock later posted an Instagram video clarifying his stance, stating the album does not sound or feel country and that dedicated genre artists should not have to compete with Beyoncé. Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter achieved significant critical and commercial success, making her the first Black woman to top Billboard's Top Country Albums chart and the first Black artist to win Best Country Album at the Grammys. Beyoncé previously explained that the album was born from an experience where she felt unwelcome in the country music scene, prompting her to delve into the genre's history. Fans of Beyoncé criticized Adcock's comments online, highlighting her Texas roots and drawing comparisons to Post Malone's successful transition into country music.
